List of Playboy Playmates of 1957
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1957. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January Edit
| June Blair | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret June Blair October 20, 1932 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 2022 (aged 90) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
June Blair (born Margaret June Blair; October 20, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[1] She died in Sherman Oaks, California, on December 4, 2022, at the age of 90.[2]
February Edit
| Sally Todd | |
|---|---|
| Todd and Dean Miller on The Tab Hunter Show, 1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Joan Todd June 7, 1934 Boone, Missouri, U.S. |
Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934) is an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong.[3]
March Edit
| Sandra Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Edwards in 1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 2017 (aged 79) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Sandra Edwards (March 12, 1938 – June 2, 2017) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[4] Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards.
April Edit
| Gloria Windsor | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1935 |
Gloria Windsor (born 1935) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[5]
May Edit
| Dawn Richard | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Dawn Richard March 5, 1936 Los Angeles, CA, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Dawn Richard (born March 5, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the May 1957 issue. She's of Osage Indian descent. Her father was a former silent movie stunt pilot. Dawn's family moved to Palm Springs, California, where her father built five motels. Richard acted in a high school stage production of "Meet Me in St. Louis".
She made her film debut in an uncredited bit part as a Pharaoh's daughter in the big budget biblical epic, “The Ten Commandments” (1956). Dawn had an especially memorable role as ill-fated gymnast "Theresa" in the drive-in adolescent horror cult classic, “I Was a Teenage Werewolf“ (1957). Among the TV shows she made guest appearances on episodes of Father Knows Best (1954), Perry Mason (1957), Colt .45 (1957), and Dragnet (1951).
Richard was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1957 issue of "Playboy". Her centerfold was photographed by Ed DeLong and David Sutton.[6] Moreover, Dawn also posed for such adult publications as "Bachelor", "Modern Man", "Man's Magazine," and "Vue".
Richard married producer David L. Wolper in 1958 and had three children with him prior to divorcing Wolper in 1969.
Richard married Spyro Joannides in 1970 and had one child.[6]
June Edit
| Carrie Radison | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1938 Philadelphia, PA, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Carrie Radison (born November 1, 1938) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the June 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Desmond Russell.[7]
July Edit
| Jean Jani | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1931 Dayton, OH, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Jean Jani (born October 31, 1931) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the July 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[8]
August Edit
| Dolores Donlon | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Vaniver September 19, 1920 Philadelphia, PA, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 2012 (aged 92) Philadelphia, PA, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1957 issue.
Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[9]
September Edit
| Jacquelyn Prescott | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 (age 86–87) Redlands, California, U.S. |
Jacquelyn Prescott (born 1936) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casili, the first Playmate of his long career with Playboy.[10]
October Edit
| Colleen Farrington | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1936 New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 2015 (aged 79) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Colleen Farrington (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015) was an American model and nightclub singer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Basch.[11]
Farrington died in Jupiter, Florida, at the age of 79. She is the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane.[12]
November Edit
| Marlene Callahan | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1937 Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Marlene Callahan (born August 24, 1937) is an American model, actress and photographer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Vivienne Lapham.[13]
December Edit
| Linda Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1939 |
| Died | May 26, 1973 (aged 34) |
Linda Vargas (April 20, 1939 – May 26, 1973) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Herbert Melford and Mike Shea.[14]
Vargas, who began modeling when she was a teenager, had a steady career before and after her Playmate appearance as a model and bit actress. Frequent Playboy photographer Peter Gowland used images of her in many of his instruction books.
She died on May 26, 1973, at the age of 34.[15]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "January 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (December 10, 2022). "June Blair, Actress on 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,' Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "February 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "March 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "April 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "May 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "May 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "July 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "August 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "September 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "October 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Colleen Farrington Price Obituary". May & Smith Funeral Directors. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "November 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "December 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Linda Vargas". Playboy Playmates And Centerfolds. Retrieved May 2, 2023.